Clove Cafe

Clove Cafe is a modern neighbourhood cafe at 1 Amy Road, Newstead, a few minutes' drive from central Launceston. It is the suburb's locals' pick for coffee and house baking, and dogs are welcome to join you at the outdoor tables while you work through the cabinet.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome in the outdoor dining area, which is relaxed and airy with room to settle a dog beside your chair. Indoors is for people only, as is standard. Bowls may be out but bring your own water bowl to be safe, especially through the busy weekday breakfast rush.

The vibe and the food

The appeal is fresh in-house baking: carrot cake, croissants, banana bread and a rotating rack of sweet treats, backed by good coffee and a reliable light lunch menu with healthy options. Reviewers also note the efficient, polite service and the light-timber interior. Mornings fill with the local crowd, so earlier is easier.

Getting there and parking

The cafe trades Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 3pm, and closes on weekends, so this is a weekday stop rather than a weekend brunch plan. Street parking runs along Amy Road and the surrounding residential streets, and there is parking behind the cafe, which makes the walk in with a dog short.

Nearby with the dogs

Hoblers Bridge Reserve Fenced Dog Park is a short drive away for a proper off-leash run: a large fenced enclosure in bushland beside the North Esk River, with water taps, bowls and bag dispensers, though dogs must stay on lead on the riverside trails outside the fence and it can get muddy in winter. Heritage Forest Fenced Dog Park at Invermay is the other fenced option nearby. For a second coffee stop, Le Cafe on St George is close in East Launceston.

More around the city is on the Launceston destination page, and the full cafe list is in the TAS cafes index.